1.【MELBOURNE RIVER ARTS 】
River Arts was established on 16 July 2004 and is a non-profit music and arts association. Its purpose is to develop and disseminate the Chinese folk music heritage in Australia; secondly, through our regular rehearsals and performances to allow the overseas Chinese to enjoy the beauty of music and to promote a healthy quality of life; thirdly, to attempt to cross- border integration of Chinese music and arts to better integrate into the Australian multicultural society.

2.【THE BIRTH OF RIVER CHINESE BAND】
Since incorporation in July 2011, River Arts trading as River Chinese Band is dedicated to the dissemination of the Chinese music in Melbourne, the River Chinese Band plays regularly at a variety of venues across the Victoria suburbs and boasts players from various countries, all playing traditional Chinese musical instruments and majority of players playing several instruments.

The People Republic of China Overseas Consul General in Melbourne, Mr. Zhang Xiao Tao and Cultural Consul Madam Ho and Xiao Chen respectively had watched the RCB performance in “2012 Dragon Concert”, “2013 Australia Day Concert” and “2016 Fifth Anniversary Celebration Concert”; and the performance by River Chinese band has been highly praised by the China Consul, the community and the various Council government.

4.【THE FORMATION OF RIVER STRING QUARTET】In October 2014, under the leadership of the music director Runlin Fu, River String Quartet was established as a professional indoor quartet. This is a cross-border amalgamation of Chinese and Western music to promote the East-West exchange music and also to get more Western audience awareness, love and learn the beautiful of Chinese folk music.

5.【OUR PAST CONCERT EVENTS】After six years continuous exploration and improvement activities, RCB has cultivated and foster a large number of plucking and strings students and were invited to perform in Nazareth College, Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak, Box Hill Kingswoods College, Glen Waverley Secondary College, Chinese Museum, Libraries, Parliament House of Victoria and many other places. River Chinese Band had successful organized concerts comprising dozens of performance activity as follow:

6.【Tax Deductible Donation】
On July 31, 2013, River Arts Inc. was endorsed and approved by Australia’s Ministry of Cultural Organisation and listed in the Australian Government Registered Cultural organizations and therefore donation of $2 and above to River Arts Fund are 100% deductible from the taxable income.

Support UsThe tax deductible donation is to bring the beauty and vitality of Chinese ensemble music to fellow Chinese and non Chinese Australian and beyond. Your generous support will help us:

• To improve our skill and share the passion for good music with you. We strive to bring a high standard Chinese music to everyone.
• Regularly presents new concerts
• Bring more talented young artists the opportunity to perform on the stage
• Assist us to promote Chinese Ensemble Music and carried forward the Chinese Traditional Culture

You can provide the tools to plant the tree of arts and help us to build a more cultured nation. We welcome outright donations of any amount.